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Sandy Flat
Drive-up · U.S. Forest Service · CA · 35.58272, -118.52460
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Ask about this camp →U.S. Forest Service lists this as a developed campground. Expect marked sites, a fee station or a reservation, and the usual campground rules. The dispersed-camping freedom of the surrounding forest does not apply inside it. What changes is conditions — roads, gates, closures, fire rules. Check those with the unit before you commit to the drive.
USGS topo — contours & terrain
Aerial — USGS / NAIP
Weather outlook — at Sandy Flat
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Live NWS area forecast (~2.5 km grid, not elevation-corrected). Camp sits at 2,352 ft.
Fire & smoke — around Sandy FlatNIFC · AirNow
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Active wildfires from NIFC (within ~50 mi); air quality from AirNow. Always confirm current fire restrictions with the managing office before you go.
Everything you need — measured from Sandy Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA
Straight-line miles · bearings approx · roads run longer
Nearest of each
- GGrocery2 mi
- WWater3 mi
- FFuel4 mi
- DDump6 mi
- HHardware12 mi
- @Mail13 mi
- EVEV fast charger24 mi
- +Urgent care27 mi
- MMechanic29 mi
- PPropane31 mi
- RxPharmacy31 mi
- LLaundry32 mi
- ShShower32 mi
- OOutfitter37 mi
- AAir-up46 mi
≤30 mi30–4545+water
The read: water is basically at camp, fuel & food sit about 2 mi out.
One dot per need — the nearest of each kind, straight-line from camp. Places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors); the EV fast charger from the US DOE station locator. Open in Google Maps ↗
The site — Sandy Flat
Access
Drive-up
Land
U.S. Forest Service
Elevation
2,352 ft
State
CA
Coordinates
35.58272, -118.52460
Cost
Fee
Nearby & resupply — around Sandy Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA (OpenStreetMap)
- Nearest townBodfish · ~2.2 mi
- Drinking waterWater · ~2.8 mi
- FuelShell · ~3.6 mi
- Propane / LPGnone within 31 mi
- Dump station~5.9 mi
- GroceriesKern Food Mart · ~2.3 mi
- Hospital / clinicKaiser Permanente East Hills Medical Offices · ~27.3 mi
- HardwareTuff Shed · ~11.6 mi
EV charging — from Sandy Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA — nearest public DC fast & Level 2 (US DOE station data)
- Nearest public DC fast charger24.0 mi straight-line SW — Tony's Pizza, Bakersfield, CA · NOODOE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 fast ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed · directions
- Public DC fast stations within reach3 within 25 mi · 73 within 50 · 255 within 100 · 1184 within 150
- Nearest listing NACS (Tesla)28.5 mi — Foodsco N. Bakersfield H 384, Bakersfield
- Nearest public Level 2 (J1772)24.0 mi — Tony's Pizza, Bakersfield, CA · NOODOE · CHAdeMO, J1772, CCS · 2 Level 2 ports listed · listed open, last confirmed by AFDC 2026-09-16 · hours: not listed
- Pricing at the fast chargernot listed
- Power (kW)not listed by AFDC — “DC fast” spans roughly 24 to 350 kW, so ask the network.
- Read this honestlyStraight-line miles, like every distance on this site. Roads run longer than this, and you have to get back. We know where a charger is listed. We don’t know if it works today, how fast it is, or the road miles. Check the network before you commit.
Snapshot 2026-09-16 · AFDC record 388376 · US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center
Nearby restrooms — around Sandy Flat · Sequoia National Forest · CA — pit toilets, restrooms & rest areas (government data)
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Flat · at this camp · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletSandy Flat Put-In/Take-Out · ~0.2 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletHobo · ~0.6 mi S · USFS
- Vault / pit toiletBlack Gulch South · ~0.6 mi NW · USFS
Open Sandy Flat elsewhere
Other camps near Sandy Flat
If this one is full, gated or washed out.
- Hobo~0.6 mi · fee
- Black Gulch South~0.6 mi
- Main Dam~4.8 mi · fee
- Pioneer Point~5.2 mi · fee
The unit that manages Sandy Flat
Stay limits, road closures and fire restrictions at Sandy Flat are set by Sequoia National Forest, not by the campsite — check there before you go.
How we know this — Sandy Flat
Source
U.S. Forest Service recreation data
Confidence
Likely — The record is good enough to put a pin on, but thin in places. Treat the details as a starting point, not gospel.
How it was placed
Developed FEE campground (not free) - review | auto:usfs-fee 2026-08-20: US Forest Service developed campground, agency coordinates, agency states a fee. No dollar amount in the agency record -- expect a charge and confirm the current rate before you go. Not field-verified. | Fee 2026-08-26: $36 per night, single site; +$8 per night for an extra vehicle. The forest page (last updated 9 Mar 2026) also carries an older concessionaire line reading $34.00 per single unit -- recreation.gov listing 233182 books it at $36, so $36 is the current price. Source: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/sequoia/recreation/sandy-flat-campground.
EV chargers
US DOE Alternative Fuels Data Center station locator, snapshot 2026-09-16. Straight-line miles to the nearest public, open, unrestricted station; restricted and planned units are shown but never counted.
Field check
On the agency's books. The land manager inventoried this site, so its existence is not in question — current conditions are. Nobody from here has camped it recently.
What we don’t know about Sandy Flat
A land record can put you within a few meters of a spot. It cannot tell you any of this — so check it yourself, and treat anything below as the open question it is.
- Road surface & last-mile access
- How many rigs actually fit
- Cell coverage by carrier
- Seasonal & winter access
- Current fire restrictions
- Whether any water here is drinkable
- Shade & wind exposure
- Noise and who else shows up
- Whether a listed EV charger works today, or the road miles to it
Before you go — Sandy Flat
What “dispersed” means here →Hot-weather camping →Bugs & critters →Picking a spot →All field notes →
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